Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in West Malling for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2015, with 129 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
ME19 4ANWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 9 January 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 3 October 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly and show that they feel secure. They have strong bonds with their key person. Arrangements for children to move between rooms are effective. Children enjoy settling-in sessions, and staff share good information with each other to ensure that children continue to be happy at nursery.
Staff have a good knowledge of how to understand children's behaviour and support children well. They work closely with parents to provide a consistent approach. As a result, children begin to learn how to manage their own behaviour and feelings. Staff encourage turn taking and offer children warm praise and encouragement. Older children form close relationships and play cooperatively together. For example, they discuss who is taking on which role in their game of superheroes. Younger children contentedly play alongside each other.
The manager is aware of the significant impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children's opportunities. She has identified key areas for further support to include in the nursery curriculum. For example, they have put in place more help to aid children to develop their communication and language skills. Staff extend children's language well through conversation. For example, they help children to understand new words, such as 'repel' as they explore the magnets.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus support for staff and provide more targeted development for all staff, to benefit the experiences for children further n develop the curriculum intent further so all staff have a clear understanding to enable children's learning to have a greater focus to help them make even more progress n support all staff to have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent so that their teaching is consistently focused on what they want children to learn.
- 23 November 2022Good
- 20 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery and Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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